NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully carried out a salvo launch of two indigenously developed Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha, marking a key milestone in user evaluation trials. According to a statement from the defence ministry, the tests were conducted at around 10.30 am near the…
This is a representative AI image “There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, about yesterday and tomorrow,” Mahatma Gandhi once said. But between those two days lies memory, and 2025 gave India plenty to remember.It was a year of extremes. Of faith and fury, viral moments and violent turns,…
Republic Day 2026 parade: Camels, ponies and dogs to march on Kartavya Path; Army’s four-legged warriors make historic debut NEW DELHI: India’s Republic Day parade in 2026 will feature a rare and striking spectacle, with an animal contingent of the Indian Army marching along Kartavya Path for the first time, highlighting their vital role in…
EAM Jaishankar meets BNP’s Tarique Rahman in Dhaka; hands PM Modi’s condolence letter (Picture credit: X/@DrSJaishankar) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday handed over a personal letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman during a meeting in Dhaka, as he conveyed India’s deepest condolences…
DHAKA: Bangladesh high commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday noted that external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, during his visit to Dhaka, conveyed the condolences of the people and government of India as Bangladesh mourns the passing of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia.In a post on X, Hamidullah said, “HE @DrSJaishankar, Hon. External Affairs…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah predicted Tuesday a BJP govt in Bengal with a two-thirds majority in the 2026 assembly polls, while promising to end infiltration and seeking to calm fears among the Matua community over EC’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls and the Citizenship Amendment Act.“BJP has resolved that when it…
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal KOLKATA/BANKURA: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Tuesday mounted a counterattack on home minister Amit Shah, questioning his handling of national security and demanding his resignation minutes after he accused Trinamool Congress govt of encouraging infiltration for “vote bank” politics.“If infiltrators exist only in Bengal and nowhere else, then…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday launched a broadside against the Centre and sought a clarification on China’s role after Beijing claimed credit for mediation between India and Pakistan after tensions flared up between the two countries in May.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, in a social media post on X, said that China’s…
CJI Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: If a citizen faces a legal emergency or is threatened with arrest by probe agencies at unearthly hours, the person will be able to seek a hearing from constitutional courts even in the dead of night for protection of fundamental rights and liberties, the Chief Justice of India…
NEW DELHI: The Army has launched a training programme for the Village Defence Guards (VDG) in Jammu and Kashmir amid the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the higher reaches of Chenab valley.According to the Army, around 15 Village Defence Guards, including women volunteers, are undergoing intensive training in handling automatic rifles, minor tactics, self-defence, bunker construction…
